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aclitus won't more to me on the subject of those old chairs have proved to be quite val- nable. ‘The man from Syphers offered me twenty-two dollars a-piece for them, and 1 had a great mind to sell them and make twenty-two dollars out of the operation, but Horaclitus, who haa suddenly taken a pr auctions, for re-upholstered in ¢ all very well; but if he 1 embossed leather he can afford a good) many other things; and I’ve just made up my mind that Twill have new paper on the walls of the house into which we've just moved. I mean to e the halls a dull Pompeian red, with adado and a freize, and I know just where to go to find the loveliest and most. artistic designs. I’ve interviewed the landlord on the subject, but he is too mean to do any- ing more than isabsolutely obli litus just laughs when [ tell him what Iwant. He even went so far as to mal vulgar pun as to its being acold day when he had a frieze. He a’ ud the impudence to tell me that I had rath i woman that would blister he ing that abominable twine, and. after made some of it up into areal pretty lambre quin, he wanted to know what was the sense of putting ribli ish-net? it wasn’t expr much sense thing, but when I made another ['d ker chips all over it, and y better. ‘Then h rather have the house filled with pe than a lot of brummagem stuff that wasn’t worth two cents. Brummagem, indeed! He'll never complain of that a Tl take care, hereafter, that my purchases are simon- pure articles, and ’ thaps when my young fl mes to pay the bills he'll descend from his high and mighty p nd be willi have a few things in the house that are quite as recherche. VIL commence with the sitting-room. This has a painted wall, that would look very nicely with a pretty little paper border at the top, and wouldn't cost over six or cight dollars; but for fear it may be called * brummagem ” I'll have the whole room dohe over, and I'll have it decorated, too. The walls of the dining-room I shall have a delicate olive with a narrow dado and a frieze to correspond. — Of course the wood work will have to be re-painted to match IT shall get one of those Kensington art for the centre of the room, as the floor i laid. ‘These rugs are new and can only be found at one store in the city, but fortunately they know us there, and I'll just get the thing charged. Then by the time my fine gentleman has paid forall this, and has his embossed-leather chairs, I trust This is hands crochet- ‘d nany- ue po- got high notions for a | I told him | THE JUDGE. partment will be genuinely artistic | 1 to please his loftiness. I happen to a little money by me that he doesn’t know anything about. ‘The day we moved, as a matter of course, he had important busi- | ness down town and couldn't get away, and as usual the whole brunt of the trouble fell on my shoulders. He engaged some men to move us, at so much a load, and they were to make five trips. The money with which + they were to be paid was left with me, and I was to settle with them when they had finish- ed. As soon as the head of the house had departed I told the creatures they could take all there was to take on three loads. Of course they objected, and said if things were to Me piled up that way they wouldn’t be re spon ble; but [ told them fd risk it, and | they undertook the job. I never realized be. fore that so many things could be put into one cart, but my energy carried the day. I j put the price of the other two | pocket, and said nothing. [Pm going t at some things for the table ina few days, | and if I find I’ve saved enou money from | | those rapacious cartmen to buy a pair of lovely little silver-mounted Japanese bottles for holding oil and vinegar, that I saw on | », the furniture was a good seratche nt of taki much | at a time, and one large mirror was broken; | but when Heraclitus began to find fault a- | bout it I told him it served him right; if he'd remained at home, like any other man, to see | | to things himself, and not'leave it all to his | poor wife, he'd probably be better off. ‘This | crushed him so he didn’t seem inclined to pursue the subject. He may be a very smart man and a very shrewd lawyer, but we've been married lire years and a half, and he’s | never yet been able to get the best ; PENNY TleNDeRson i lows who are always rea a verse on any subject, whether it. be polities, | art, agriculture or the price of salt Somebody ae king of the disease nengitis in his pr usual chimed in it either kills you or leaves 3 “Oh, is that so, | remarked Col. Jiggers, with a smile; “then that explains your present con- dition.” Henderson doesn't bore the boys quite so much now. Hende A New Yous paper, evidently published in the interests of a certain gentleman who an for the Presidency some y | who shall at present be namel gions.” This must be a misprint for * Gathering of the Tilden Legends.” Arel dlogy offers no pursuit more fascinating than | | this latter would be; but the “Tilden Le- | giong”—what are they, who are they, and where do they » themsely The legends would at least have the authority of trad tion. The legions are purely mythical. | | Ay exchange, under the h al Misery,” tells how a girl was nd deserted all in twent may be marital misery, t | was short live ing ‘ Mari- urted, wed four hours. This it at least the misery Tue poe m Philadelphia Transcript publishes a | alled ‘* The Little White Hearse.” ntimental poem the title is unforiu- | pate it so readily suggests ‘The Little Brown Jug.” | “Make your own choice; | Oh, won't those HOME RULE. by Tine scoGe'S CITY LY REET “Saat. it beSaratoga or the Island?” aid Ethel ther day “Tis gro er little while—and musing. warn Away ‘Twas after dinner, warmish, and my reason, Lapped in Havana fumes, had gone astray; The hour was witching eight o'clock; the season Mid-May “Shall it be Saratoga or the Leland?’ Thad not thought; 1 reall I faintly chirped some prais But" N uld not say: of Catskill Highland, Suid Ethel softly—oh, ker winning smile and Caresing gesture brought to mind the day When I had asked her hand on Coney Island Last May ot those old Catskills where that horrid Mann set sins always stay; Now, if you wish, Id x Now, pray “Now We Fy st, itis time en only moved in here 1 filled; they mostly do first of M I forbid h Own way She dropped a tear and kiss upon my forch And sobbed, "Of course, if you TI die, but you won't ex AM day 1, we'll stay; you've just been horrid 1 yielded—that of cou ‘Seldom records a Ie Tet her have (when ['d been kissed and Her way ; a twelvemonth married ysustained © Harry-ed") Well, shall it be the Island?” just as you please, my dear,” L meekly says anywhere for style and Vanished the tears. 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